Alaska News January 25, 2018

A World War II veteran, ski racer, surfer and sailor, Miller produced more than 500 films on a variety of outdoor activities. However it was his ski films for which he was most known. His annual movies served as informal kickoffs for the ski season for more than 60 years.
By National Press: Beloved outdoor filmmaker Warren Miller dies at age 93
 
 
 
 
By Joe Vigil: Man wanted for violating DV restraining order
 
 
 
 
By Laurel Andrews: How a computer virus led to the discovery of $750K in forged checks at an Anchorage business
 
 
 
 
By Scott Gross: Anchorage searching for solutions to fight alcohol epidemic
 
 
 
 
By Nathaniel Hertz: Gov. Walker picks Kotzebue man to represent northern Alaska in state House
JUNEAU — Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has selected John Lincoln, an executive at the Kotzebue-based NANA Regional Corp., to replace Dean Westlake, the former state House member who resigned last month amid allegations of unwanted sexual advances.
 
 
 
 
By Mike Ross: Mat-Su homeless get a helping hand
 
 
 
 
By Mike Ross: Mat-Su homeless get a helping hand
The Mat-Su Coalition on Housing and Homelessness provided assistance to 2,387 people in 2017. The largest age group for assistance included children, ages 17 and younger. 38-percent, or approximately 800 children, received aid.
 
 
 
 
By Liz Thomas: Colony HS Band receives another prestigious invite
 
 
 
 
By Jack Carney: Book business fluctuating, but not flunking
But you don’t need to have cash currency to pick up a book. In fact you can use sites like Little Free Library, which allows you to go in, enter your zip code, and shows you a map of multiple free library book exchanges near your area. So even though we live in a digital age, if you’re stuck without cash, a smartphone, tablet, or just want to unplug and feel paper pages in your fingers, there’s still the demand and access to books if you feel the need to read.
 
 
 
 
By Sidney Sullivan: New tools for tracking natural wonders in Fairbanks

To access the free Aurora and Midnight Sun Tracker, follow this LINK.
 
 
 
 
Workforce Wednesday: The best jobs in America
 
 
 
 
KTVA: Wood Turning Symposium
 
 
 
 
By Family Features: Barbecue chicken nachos